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A fantastic result for GoreyCC’s Brendan Dunne at the Barrow Wheelers GP on Sunday May 22nd. Brendan took second place in the A4 race among a very strong field. Also racing were Joe Christian and Darren Davitt, both finishing comfortably in the bunch. Well done lads!

A very strong performance from the GoreyCC lads at the Frank O’Rourke Memorial race in Wexford on Sunday, May 1st in testing conditions. Brendan, coming from his win in the GoreyCC league on Thursday, finished 7th in the A4 race. Darren contested the bunch sprint in the A3 race, 3rd rider of the bunch over the line and finishing 11th over all. Well done lads!

Photos thanks to Sean Rowe. See all his photos from the Frank O’Rourke Memorial here

Big thanks to everyone that made GoreyCC’s first hosted race on Thursday a great success, despite the bitterly cold conditions.

The A4’s went off first for 30mins plus an extra 2 laps of the 1.4km circuit, with Gorey’s Brendan and Cathal off the front for much of the race. Brendan however pulled well clear for the win.

The A1/2/3 lads were keen to get going next for their 30min race, to get warm if nothing else. A 3 man break developed early and stayed away until the finish with Sean Moore of Barrow pulling clear on the final stretch for the win.

A special thanks to all the crew, drivers, moto riders and the marshals who stood out in the icy cold for well over an hour. The spectators and residents who came out of their cosy homes to see some great racing. And to Derek Webb for all the organisation, which made our job on the night pretty easy!

Below are a few images from the night. You can view the full photo gallery here

Well done to all who raced the rescheduled Wexford County Championships on Tuesday September 8th, hosted by South East Road Club. The previous attempt had to be postponed after a serious road traffic accident closed part of the route. The overall win was taken by Slipstream’s Declan Kinch who just managed to hold off Luke Maguire of Wexford Wheelers in a thrilling sprint finish.

A good result for GoreyCC with Brendan Dunne (pictured) taking 3rd place in the A4 race and Joe Christian finishing 1st A1. Well done lads!

With his 3rd win in a row, Brendan clinched the Slipstream A4 league title last night with his now trademark powerful sprint finish. It was always going to be a hotly contested race and didn’t disappoint, with numerous attacks, all quickly reeled back in. SERC’s on form Ciaran Furlong was the league leader going into the race and wasn’t going to give it up easily. Brendan knew that nothing less than a win was going to clinch the overall. Ciaran attacked in the last few km’s, but couldn’t make it stick and Brendan powered well clear of the field, taking John Merrigan of Barrow with him for 2nd. Well done all and particularly all the GoreyCC riders for their hard work throughout the league.

It was another great week for GoreyCC in the Wexford league with wins on Wednesday and Thursday.

First up was Tom Purcell, winning the Novice race in round 5 of SlaneyCC’s Davidstown league on Wednesday evening after sprinting clear of the rest of the field (watch the video: https://youtu.be/y6Vj8moXVCU). A hat tip to Gerry and Greg also for getting placed, well done all.

SlaneyCC league Novice Results:

Tom Purcell – Gorey CC

Nigel McCord – Racing 795

Robert Webster – Slaney CC

Gerry Hanratty – Gorey CC

Brian Sugrue – SERC

Greg Penney – Gorey CC

Thursday evening was round 4 of Slipstream’s league on the usual Inch circuit. The A3/A2/A1 saw a very early breakaway develop, but Joe Christian made the good decision to bridge across quickly as the break stayed away for the rest of the race. By all accounts, the pace of the breakaway was “fierce”. At the finish he out sprinted all by an impressive margin to take the win.

SlipstreamCC league A3/A2/A1 Results:

Joe Christian – Gorey CC

Denis McCarthy – Slipstream CC

Liam Cullen – Barrow Wheelers

Shane Kelly – Wexford Wheelers

Dermot Gregan – Slipstream CC

The A4’s were up next and Brendan Dunne made it 2 in a row as he battled a very strong, on form SERC contingent and put in a powerful sprint finish to take the win in the A4 league race. He was run all the way to the line by SERC’s Ciaran Furlong in 2nd.

SlipstreamCC league A4 Results:

Brendan Dunne – GoreyCC

Ciaran Furlong – SERC

John Canavan – SERC

Derek White – Barrow Wheelers

Brian Sugrue – SERC

Thanks again to Sean Rowe for the excellent photos.

Tom Purcell takes the win in the SlaneyCC Davidstown league Novice race

What a week for the GoreyCC race team in the Wexford league with wins for our lads in the SlaneyCC and SlipstreamCC A4 races. Paul O’Shea struck first, winning the A4 Race of the SlaneyCC league, Round 4 on Wednesday. Paul is an inspiration to the rest of us as he proves you are never too old to perform well on the bike! Well done also to Tom, Emmet and Greg on getting placed in the Novice Race.

SlaneyCC league A4 Results:

Paul O’Shea Gorey CC

Mark Flood Barrow Wheelers

Phil Skelton Slaney CC

Robert Roche Wexford Wheelers

Mick Barron Marble City

Dave Allen Wexford Wheelers

Bill Jordan Slaney CC

Fran Maddock Wexford Wheelers

SlaneyCC league Novice Results:

Jonathon Russell SERC

John Busher Slaney CC

Brian Sugrue SERC

Tom Purcell Gorey CC

Emmet Egan Gorey CC

Greg Penney Gorey CC

Inspired by Paul’s win, Brendan Dunne and Kevin Ryan took 1st and 2nd respectively in the A4 race of the SlipstreamCC league on Thursday night, while Joe Christian took 3rd in the A3/A2/A1 race. The win was all the sweeter for Brendan after spending considerable time off the front. An honourable mention also for Emmet, Greg and Frank, who worked hard in the bunch throughout the race.

Brendan: “proud to be a member of GoreCC tonight. For a small club, we all give 100% in every race!”

Kevin: “last night and tonight’s results mean more because they have been achieved by lads who ride hard and don’t shy away from their turn at the front.”

SlipstreamCC league A3/A2/A1 Results:

Andrew Maguire Wexford Wheelers

Seamus Sinnott Wexford Wheelers

Joe Christian Gorey CC

Mick Finn Barrow Wheelers

John Maguire SERC

SlipstreamCC league A4 Results:

Brendan Dunne Gorey CC

Kevin Ryan Gorey CC

Ciaran Furlong SERC

Paul Noble Wexford Wheelers / Matt Heaney SERC

Well done lads! Thanks to Sean Rowe for the photos.

Paul O’Shea wins the SlaneyCC A4 league race May 13th

Brendan Dunne takes 1st form Kevin ryan in 2nd at the SlipstreamCC A4 league race May 14th

Joe christian on his way to 3rd in the Slipstream A3/A2/A1 league race May 14th